Perry Barr4 Dec 2024Teenager jailed for firearm offences A 17-year-old boy is sentenced to three years in prison after two handguns were found at his home. 4 Dec 2024Birmingham & Black Country8 Aug 2024Broken lift wheelchair user stuck at home 11 monthsJohn Thompson, who has multiple sclerosis, says he feels like a prisoner in his own home.8 Aug 2024Birmingham & Black Country8 Aug 2024Athletes' village sale to cost council £320m - reportTaxpayers are set for a £320m bill for the athlete's village never used by a single athlete.8 Aug 2024Birmingham & Black Country1 Aug 2024Commonwealth Games box park scheme still plannedShipping containers to screen sports publicly are arriving in Perry Barr - two years later than planned.1 Aug 2024Birmingham & Black Country1 Aug 2024Flash flooding blocks roads and delays trafficRoads are partially blocked due to flooding, after a Met Office yellow weather warning was issued.1 Aug 2024Birmingham & Black Country23 Jul 2024Social housing plan agreed for athletes' villageMore than 200 flats in the Perry Barr complex will be available for council house use.23 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country19 Jul 2024Plan to retain athletes' flats for social housingThe proposals would provide a "welcome boost" to the number of social homes if approved, the council says.19 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country8 Jul 2024Police investigate after shots firedWest Midlands Police were called to Walsall Road, Perry Bar, just after 01:00 BST on Monday.8 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country5 Jul 2024Labour lose long-held city seat to independent Khalid Mahmood, Perry Barr MP since 2001, loses to a candidate standing on a pro-Gaza platform.5 Jul 2024Birmingham & Black Country